Orange County Human Relations Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2013
Visibility Brings Potential Backlash
OC Human Relations Releases the 2012 Hate Crime Report at 10am, Thursday, May 23rd
The 2012 Orange County Hate Crime Report shows a considerable increase in hate crimes targeting people perceived to be part of the LGBT community over the prior year. “As members of our community are willing to be more visible, we know that there are also more acts of hate in response. We hope that the rise in this year’s numbers reflects, not only, this trend but also the increased impact of the efforts of centers like ours and others to encourage reporting within the LGBT community,” said David Bishop Director of the UCI Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center. Continue reading